xbps on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 05,2025

1. Install "xbps" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install xbps on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall xbps on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "xbps" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone xbps's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/xbps.git 
            
                        
                ~/xbps
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/xbps folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/xbps
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xbps package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 735125
Name: xbps
PackageBaseID: 104844
PackageBase: xbps
Version: 0.59.1-1
Description: The X Binary Package System from Void Linux. Don't use it instead of Arch's 'pacman'.
URL: https://github.com/void-linux/xbps
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1694720214
Maintainer: eschwartz
Submitter: robotanarchy
FirstSubmitted: 1450556455
LastModified: 1589304073
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xbps.tar.gz